"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.

Idioms:

  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.